Improvement in harness-rings



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HoRAcEiN. EAMEs'OF NEWPORT, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent N 10i),384, dated'March 1, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARNESS-RENGS. l

*awo*- I The Schedule referred to in these Letten Patent and making'part of the um To all whom tt may concern Be it known that I, HO'RAC N.EAMES, of Newport, in the county ot' Herkimer, and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Halter-Rings; andIdo hereby declare that the following is a i'ull, clear, .and` exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying d1aw' ingsand to the letters ot' reference marked thereon.

Drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a halter as'construeted and inreadiness for use, with my improved rings attached.

Figure 2 is a detached elevation of the crown ring, the dotted linesindicating a plain ring, its contour being unbroken by any irregularprojections.

Figure 3 is a detached view of the nose-hand ring.

Similar letters of reference designate identical parts in veach ofthefigures.

This invention relates to an improved ring to be used ou halters, &c.,and 1 It consists in providing one or more radial projections upon theotherwise plain sulface of the ring, said projections having slots cuttherein for the purpose hereinafter desclibed, and the. ring beingdiminished outside of said projections to a size. suicientonly tomaintain the strain upon its ring; the rings to bel made light or heavy,according to the uses to which they are to be applied.

1n the annexed drawings forming a part of this specification- E E arethe crown rings, having slots, A B.

F F are the nose-bandrings, which have'slots, C I),

A harness-ringhaving one or more radial projec. tions, said projectionsconstructed on a plane with the body of the ring, and having straightslots out therein,

substantially as shown and deseri'oed.

HORACE N. EAMES.v

Witnesses JOHN G. Gaockn, GEORGE M. WEAVER.

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